Cookbook:Nibbles
| Nibbles | |
|---|---|
| Category | Appetizer recipes |
| Servings | 20 |
| Time | 2-2½ hours |
| Difficulty |  |
| NUTRITION FACTS | |
|---|---|
| Serving Size: | 1/20 of recipe (180 g) |
| Servings Per Recipe: | 20 |
| Amount per serving | |
| Calories | 823 |
| Calories from fat | 425 |
| Total Fat | 47.2 g |
| Saturated Fat | 17.8 g |
| Cholesterol | 9 mg |
| Sodium | 1049 mg |
| Total Carbohydrates | 78.7 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 7.1 g |
| Sugars | 5.6 g |
| Protein | 20.8 g |
| Vitamin A | 12% |
| Vitamin C | 5% |
| Calcium | 16% |
| Iron | 61% |
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This party food, or just anytime snack recipe originated in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
Ingredients
[edit | edit source]Dry ingredients
[edit | edit source]- 2 boxes (16 cups/1 kg/2.2 lb) rice Chex cereal
- 1 box (8 cups/500 g/1.1 lb) wheat Chex cereal
- ⅔ box (5 cups/320 g/11 oz) Cheerios
- 1 bag (3 cups/250 g/8.8 oz) thin pretzels
- 1 lb (6 cups/450 g) peanuts
- 1 lb (6 cups/450 g) pecans
- 1 can (3 cups/250 g/8.8 oz) cashews
- Salt to taste
Sauce
[edit | edit source]- 3 sticks (375 g/13.2 oz) margarine
- Heaping ½ cup (150 g/5.3 oz) bacon grease
- 1¾–2 tablespoons garlic salt
- 2 tablespoons plus 1 dash Worcestershire sauce
- Heaping ½ teaspoon Accent seasoning (MSG)
- 2 heaping tablespoons peanut butter
Procedure
[edit | edit source]- Melt and combine the sauce ingredients.
- Combine all dry ingredients except salt in a large canning pot.
- Sprinkle a little of the sauce mixture over dry ingredients, and shake well. Repeat until sauce is gone.
- Salt the mixture by sprinkling and shaking in the same way.
- Bake 1½–2 hours at 200 °F (95 °C) in covered canning pot.
- Remove frequently to shake.
Notes, tips, and variations
[edit | edit source]- Put the sauce in a canning jar, and punch several holes in the lid. Sprinkle by turning the jar upside down.
- It took up to seven times of sprinkling and shaking to salt the mixture.
- It is possible to substitute some vegetable oil for the bacon grease, but the result is less authentic.